Man Kills Wife in Drunken Ax Attack

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Man Kills Wife in Drunken Ax Attack

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Cambodia News (Preah Vihear): Domestic violence erupted when a drunken husband, who was angrily insulted by his wife, hacked her with an ax, killing her instantly at 8:30 AM on 5 August 2022 in Stung Village, Ro Ang Commune, Sangkum Thmei District, Preah Vihear Province.
The 49-year-old victim, Theam Ry, was hacked to death by her 51-year-old husband Khieu Saingwhen he chopped her twice in the back, once on the head, and again on her left shoulder.
After hacking his wife to death with an ax, the suspect tried to kill himself by stabbing himself three times with a knife, but he did not die.Instead he was arrested by the Sangkum Thmei District Inspectorate Police and taken for interrogation.

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According to Lieutenant Colonel Vannareth, Deputy Inspector in charge of Criminal Affairs, the suspect had drank half a liter of rice wine, causing him to be intoxicated at the time of the murder. When the wife saw her drunken husband, she shouted at him, "You stupid drunk, if you want, just kill me!"
He was still holding the bottle of wine in his hand when he attacked his wife with the ax.
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